The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-02-23

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their nets end enter the political mil
poG&. and enter il deep at that" What
powerful ally of Mr.. Tillman, who has
been coque.ting in 4 jack-in-the-box-vay
with th;s political debutante, might
not be elected to the United States Sen
etc? We do not wish 70 bc considered
a. 81! pointed, as aSsura2ces have been
!,t,,a:ui:ous!v given from certain quarters
that there is .'r2 combine" E%c krow
III. I';lin:;.il woU}l not have al office
jlcs1Sa ,Is2:a IS not '',GTch love of self
IN hin, and re haS already 'stold the
Ja'ii to get hc;.;nd him Nor would
d. linda, have al o:.ice, because he
SAYS he '.l;o2s net mean to improve the
political condition OF the farmers. SO
wheN tie o??igarcAy IS defeated, the ring
broEe1 up aid TIC Government purge2
of is present incompetent, inbecllc and
e.i;travag::2t officials ard cleanScG OF their
cnGtIe-lish 6yc, the offices Wi! have to
Da .;iici; by the dDpes VINO have been re-
aruii4l By assurances of ''getting in on
The bone stretch. The disciples Of this
latter school extol the advantages OF
organization, apparently regardless OF
the fact that there are now in existence
two organizations Of the agricultural IN
tcrests Of the State, the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association and t;lc Grange.
When the organization OF the latter was
III process It's merits were simiiarly mag
n;tied. out the echo has nearl y died
away, and the lesson has been taught
that the material prosperity of the farm
er depends far more upon individual en-
terprise, energy and thrift than upon
organization.
We are told that the object is to get us
out of old rutS The trouble IS We are
already out of the old ruts and into the
new ones Of Incidence, credit and ex-
travaga1ce. We should be relegated to
the Old rUts where all classes relied on
their own exertions and did not expect
the Legislature to provide for them
when men were Industrious and frugal,
and paid their way as they went-when
we had no homestead laws to debauch
the financial integrity of our people, and
no lien laws to beguile them into extrav-
agance, thriftlessness and dependence.
The fact is, the Government, so far from
being mindful of the public veal, in
tranScending It's proper sphere TO assist
our people, he's, by process OF wet
nursing, undermined their sclf-rehance
and dwarfed their spirit Of manhood and
Independence. Taught to rely upon
homestead exemptions and lien laws,
many Of tben II their enervated condi-
ton now turn their eyes to Captain Till
man presumably with the expectation of
quails and mamma. Well may he emark
that ne feels deeply the heavy response
bilihes resting upon him, as a great
many have vague and unreasonable ideas
Of something wonderful OF great being
accomplished by his convention. Under
his leadership they have been taught to
regard the maladnlinistration OF govern
ment as the cause oS their woes, and
either through the medium OF expert
mental stations, a change OF boards Of
an agricultural college, or q reorganlza-
tion of the Government, or IN some other
way, they are to De given
permanent relief and great future bene-
1its, while NJ. Iilman and his crew are
preparing for g refreshing bath in the
pleasant waters OF the political mill
pond.
To me it appears but little less than
criminal to dissatisfy and eneryate our
people by this continual gabbIe about
their poverty and the shopelessness OF
their condition. Instead Of fostering a
sp;ris Of independence by exhorting them
10 rely on their own eXertions, to teach
thela 10 attribute the unsatisfactory re-
suits OF Incidence, extravaganza and q
lack Of thrift TO the disregard and imbe-
cilitv of the Government. There never
has been in this country but one method
OF solving the problem how one was to
get his pork and beans, and that IS to
work for them. The Legislature does
not feed merchants, LAWYERS o. doctors,
and neither by experimental stations, re-
organizations Of boards, nor agricultural
colleges will it any more feed the farm
ers than Capt. Tillman and his crew can
lift themselves over the fence by their
boot-straps.
In conclusion, I think I voice the sen
timent Of the intelligent and respectable
farmers Of the State when I say have
no sympathy with Mr.. Tillman il the
conduct Of his movement, ror do his
resolutions, promulgated and adopted by
the April Convention, reflect my views,
and his reckless and disrespectful charges
against the State Government seem more
like the rawlings of fanatic than the
utterances OF a man equipped to lead any
class Of our citizens. On behalf of the
farmers Of the State I feel warranted in
saying that though we may be 'fast sink
ink to the level OF serfs, hewers of wood
and drawers Of water we are not yet
prepared to claim brotherhood with the
Iaboring classes Of the North. Taking
70 stock in the var of the masses upon
the classes, We cannot be rallied by the
traducers OF our past Democratic admin
istrations and the disciples Of ''Henry
George" TO contend against the ablest and
pureSt Of our public servants and our
own Government.
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